sherwani

sherwani
A knee-length coat that buttons to the neck, worn by man, over a shalwar kameez, in parts of India and Pakistan

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  • Sherwani — This article pertains to the garment. For information on the tribe, see Sherwani (tribe). Sherwani (Urdu: شیروانی, Hindi: शेरवानी) is a long coat like garment worn in South Asia, very similar to an Achkan or doublet. It is worn over the Kurta and …   Wikipedia

  • Sherwani (tribe) — Sherwani (also Sarwani) is a Pashtun tribe settled in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.Qais Alias Abdur Rashid Alias Pehtan had three sons named Sarban, Batan and Ghurghust. Most of the present day Pashtun tribes claim descent from these three… …   Wikipedia

  • Sherwani-ye Bala — Original name in latin Shrwn ye Bl Name in other language Serwani Bala, Shayrwan e Bala, Shayrwani, Shayrwani ye Bala, Shayrwn e Bl Shayrwn Shayrwn ye Bl Shervani Bala, Sherwani ye Bala, Shirvani Bala, Shrwn ye Bl Shrvn Bl shyrwan bala, shyrwany …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • sherwani — sher·wa·ni …   English syllables

  • sherwani — /ʃɜˈwani/ (say sher wahnee) noun a close fitting coat buttoned at the front which extends to slightly below the knees; the national dress of Pakistani men but worn widely in South Asia for formal occasions …  

  • sherwani — shə(r)ˈwänē noun ( s) Etymology: Hindi śērwānī : a long sleeved close fitting knee length coat with a stand up collar worn by men of India and Pakistan …   Useful english dictionary

  • Haroon Khan Sherwani — (1891 1980) was a renowned Indian historian, scholar, and author.He was educated in Aligarh, London, Cambridge, Oxford, Grenoble and Geneva. At the age of 15, he went to London to pursue higher education. There he went on to receive degrees from… …   Wikipedia

  • Maseehullah Khan Sherwani — Hadhrat Shaikh Maulana Maseehullah Khan Sherwani (1911 or 1912 – November 12, 1992) was a renowned scholar of Islam. Sherwani was born in Sara’i Barla, a village within the district of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, India. After the completion of his… …   Wikipedia

  • Imran Sherwani — (born April 9, 1962 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire) is a former English field hockey player, who was a member of the gold medal winning Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He scored two of the three… …   Wikipedia

  • Rahil Begum Sherwani — was the founder of the All India Women s Muslim League. The AIWML was the women s wing of the All India Muslim League. It was inaugurated by Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Aligarh in 1938.References …   Wikipedia

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